Deleting partition

[JamesBart]

I have a 160gb hdd in my laptop and it has been split into 2 parts. 1 is 60gb and the other 100gb.

so my question is how can i...

make the partitions equal so 2 80gb partitions?

Thanks and i need to sort this urgently

 

[munkyeetr]

Use a partition management utility like GParted or Partition Magic and resize the partitions to the dimensions you want. You can still preserve the data on the disks also.

It's pretty safe, but remember to always back up important information before you mess with your partitions. Better safe than sorry.

 

[JamesBart]

good to know. thanks man! also would i be able to have a dual boot on the seperate partition?

 

[munkyeetr]

yes, you can, but any partitions you want to boot from have to be set as a Primary Partition. This can be done through the partition management software.

 

[JamesBart]

thanks! going to get me some partition software

 

[holdenssx]

I believe GParted is free, http://gparted.sourceforge.net/index.php

 

[JamesBart]

nice one! thanks for the link

 

[shawn_selig29]

i prefer to use acronis disk director... which can do alot of things and has never failed on me..